Map of Regions

Figure App.F.12.17.new. Location of regions from spring season net samples by the (CalCOFI) used in analyses of abundance and trends in pelagic resources: Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary region (red) includes CalCOFI stations inside and adjacent to CINMS; and Southern California Shelf (yellow) includes all CalCOFI stations over the shelf. Figure: A. Thompson/NOAA, Ben Best/EcoQuants

Larval fish, cool-water species

CINMS Region

SoCal Shelf Region

Figure App.F.15.5. Relative abundance of cool-water and warm-water associated ichthyoplankton (fish larvae) groups collected in net samples during spring CalCOFI cruises at sites in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS) and over the Southern California Shelf from 1978 to 2015. Sampling sites are shown on Figure App.F.12.17. Symbols on the graph are explained in the caption for Figure App.F.12.18. Data source: CalCOFI; Figure: A. Thompson/NOAA

Larval fish, warm-water species

CINMS Region

SoCal Shelf Region

Figure App.F.15.5. Relative abundance of cool-water and warm-water associated ichthyoplankton (fish larvae) groups collected in net samples during spring CalCOFI cruises at sites in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS) and over the Southern California Shelf from 1978 to 2015. Sampling sites are shown on Figure App.F.12.17. Symbols on the graph are explained in the caption for Figure App.F.12.18. Data source: CalCOFI; Figure: A. Thompson/NOAA

Larval fish - Mean Species Richness

CINMS Region

SoCal Shelf Region

Figure App.F.15.6.a-b. Mean species richness of fish larvae (ichthyoplankton) collected in net samples during spring CalCOFI cruises at sites in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS) region and over the Southern California Shelf from 1978 to 2015. Species richness is the number of species present in a net sample. Species richness tends to increase in El Niño years due to influx of central Pacific species to the shelf. Sampling sites are shown on Figure App.F.12.17. Symbols on the graph are explained in the caption for Figure App.F.12.18. Data source: CalCOFI; Figure: A. Thompson/NOAA

Larval fish - Mean Simpson Diversity

CINMS Region

SoCal Shelf Region

Figure App.F.15.6.c-d. Relative abundance of cool-water (top panels) and warm-water (bottom panels) associated ichthyoplankton (fish larvae) groups collected in net samples during spring CalCOFI cruises at sites in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS) region (left panels) and over the Southern California Shelf (right panels) from 1978 to 2015. Sampling sites are shown on Figure App.F.12.17. Symbols on the graph are explained in the caption for Figure App.F.12.18. Data source: CalCOFI; Figure: A. Thompson/NOAA